title: Investigation of risk factors of psychological acceptance and burnout syndrome among nurses in China.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to determine reliability of Chinese version of Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), the relationship between psychological acceptance (PA), and burnout syndrome and their risk factors among nurses in China. The reliability of AAQ-II in Chinese was evaluated first by testing on 111 doctors and 108 nurses in China. On the number of 845 nurses selected from nine city hospitals by using stratified cluster sampling method, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey was administered to establish the presence of burnout, and the AAQ-II was used to measure their PA. Results showed that the AAQ-II in Chinese had a good test-retest reliability. PA was statistically significantly negatively correlated to the three dimensionalities of burnout among nurses in China. Male and female nurses had a significant difference in PA. Risk factors for burnout were age (25-44 years), marital status (married), gender (male), hospital department (emergency) and position (primary title) as well as PA. The findings provide insights into the risk factors of burnout in Chinese nurses and may have clinical implications in preventing burnout in Chinese nurses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Yongcheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Wu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yajia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lan
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D002681:China; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II; Chinese nurses; burnout syndrome; psychological acceptance